exert
🇺🇸
/ɪɡˈzɜːrt/
🇬🇧
/ɪɡˈzɜːt/
verb
R
To use force or effort to do something.
He had to exert a lot of force to open the stuck door.
R
To have an effect on something.
The new rules will exert a big effect on how we work.
R
To try hard to do something.
She had to exert herself to finish all her homework.
translation
To use force or effort to do something.; To have an effect on something.; To try hard to do something.
Word Forms
3rd Present
exerts
Progressive
exerting
Past
exerted
Perfect
exerted